Tags: fruits

I was walking along the sidewalk at the Tabunok market the other day, lo and behold, the familiar small, dark and round fruit was piled on a pail. Lomboy! That’s duhat for non Cebuano speakers. It’s been more than a decade since I haven’t eaten this one. The sweet/tart taste is something that you would […]

Just as I was on my way back to the Carriedo LRT station, I was walking along Ongpin St. in chinatown for some errands, that I passed by a couple of fruit stalls and what just captured my attention were a few boxes of pomegranates neatly packaged in plastic with chinese calligraphy and styrofoam pouches. […]

Arrived home yesterday for the weekend. Well, nothing in particular. Just had an opportunity to come to Cebu for around two days. As usual, nothing much to do again but just stay at home the whole day Saturday, surf the internet, download, flickr, blog, photoblog and eat steamed crabs and humba! Today, my father bought […]

Other than the ubiquitous strawberries (when I went there, these were just big, plump, red and sweet) there are other food and delicacies that one can find in the public market: different fresh vegetables, fruits like longgan (imported), the usual oranges and apples, mangoes, passion fruit. There are also pasalubongs like sundot kulangot, different fruit […]

Eversince I arrived last Monday, eating durian has always been on my mind. That’s why last Tuesday, with Jem and Lou, my coworkers proceeded to the fruitstand along Ponciano Street, a few meters walk from the office and bought and ate two pieces of durian of the Puyat variety. Just delicious. Very delicious. Durians of […]